Ezekiel 34 · Verse 15

Ezekiel 34:15

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 34:15, King James Version

Ezekiel 34:15 in other translations

BSBI will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.
WEBI myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down,” says the Lord GOD.
ASVI myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.
YLTI feed My flock, and cause them to lie down, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
DARBYI will myself feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BBEI myself will give food to my flock, and I will give them rest, says the Lord.
WebsterI will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 34:15 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 34:7-16

The Lord declared that he intended mercy towards the scattered flock. Doubtless this, in the first place, had reference to the restoration of the Jews. It also represented the good Shepherd's tender care of the souls of his people. He finds them in their days of darkness and ignorance, and brings them to his fold. He comes to their relief in times of persecution and temptation. He leads them in the ways of…

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Ezekiel 34:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲנִ֨י'a.NiIH589
אֶרְעֶ֤ה'er.'EhI will shepherdH7462
צֹאנִי֙tzo.Niflock myH6629
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589
אַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם'ar.bi.TzemI will make lie down themH7257
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3069

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Cross references for Ezekiel 34:15

  • Psalms 23:1-2

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

  • Jeremiah 3:15

    And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

  • John 21:15

    So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

  • Ezekiel 34:23

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

  • Isaiah 11:6-7

    The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

  • Zephaniah 3:13

    The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

  • Isaiah 27:10

    Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.

  • Isaiah 65:9-10

    And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

  • Hosea 2:18

    And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

  • Song of Solomon 1:7-8

    Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 23:2; So 1:7,8; Isa 11:6,7; 27:10; 65:9,10; Jer 3:15; Ho 2:18
Zep 3:13; Joh 21:15

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Context

  • Ezekiel 34:14

    I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 34:15

    I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 34:16

    I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

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Ezekiel 34:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo apacentaré mis ovejas, y yo les haré tener majada, dice el Señor Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Moi-même je paîtrai mes brebis, et moi je les ferai reposer, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich will meine Schafe weiden, und ich will sie lagern, spricht der Herr, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego pascam oves meas, et ego eas accubare faciam, dicit Dominus Deus.